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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1892-8-25, Page 7LAUGH AND TelHARNs eET onevanona. Wo is it. at the geared ball, efts grimly up against the Quite bored to deaths by one4etpai etyeltone. Who la it, whona Huger there, Upon the softly seadowed etaia Deceits nie with an ioa glare I itythaperone, Who is ia evilest the moon is bright, And 1. with Jane beneath its light •'Would sleigh, oeys "No, leant right?" My chaperone. Who is ia when an arm is placed About ma trimly slender waisa Appear with muclaincalled for haste S My chaperone. Who Mean, in short, ourjoys away 2 Who is it NVO tallSt all oboy Who roam us with etyranas sway S My chaperone. When A mosquito presents his bill, he ie not invited to call again. In Logan County, Kentucky, no court has been held for 25 yam. This is tbe season when the chiropodist grows enthusiastic over the corn crop. Weaving was practised in China more than 1,000 years before it was known else. veliere. If you canna sleep try a porousplaster. If you can't keep :swath: try a mustard floater. Ethel—George told me I sang as well as his pet bird, Maud—The mean thing ! TVS a parrot. Stunmer fruits and vegetables are the best aumrner diet for those who are tough enough to stand it. When as young woman resolves never to • marry it is as sign Una she will die an old grandmother.. "Those dentists should win some good political °concessions," " Why " "They all have as good pun." "1 hain't had no show in life," said the tramp, as he jumped into the canal, but oow be dead in it." If a men does nor like doge and oats it means nothing, but if dogs and cats do not • like him it means a beep. • .A waitress may not know how to deal a pack of cards, bet pile OftU easily raise the C101108 by dropping as tray. When you borrow a book cover it with paper before reading. When you lend as book oover it with leather. In Paris the newspapers are discussing the question "Will France be reduced to the necessity of importing babies ?" He (determinedly)—I will never marry such as girl. She—Why not? He—Why, she laughed at me whe she decliried me. He—Congratulate me. I have just re- aisted as temptation. She—What was the temptation? Ere—To propose to you. Elder Berry—A man wastes fully one- third of his life in sleep.—.Toblote—To say "nothing to every seventh day at church. Hammocks made of barbed wire fencing would be much stronger Nod quite as com- fortable as most of those now on themarket. ' A soft, low voice is an excellent thing in a woman—the neighbors can't hear what she says when her husband comes home late. FM—How do you know but that I am as married man? She—You would not be so afraid to propose if you were a married man. "11 at first you don't succeed, try, try again," as the • tramp said when he was put off as train and sat down to wait for the anode The caterpillar is here again, and the summer girl will meet the supreme teat as to whether or not she is worthy of her sus- penders. Ono hundred different lives of Glad- -atone are in manuscript ready to be rushed to the printer when he dies. Long live 'Gladstone • Nothing so disgusts and maddens a meat :who does not read newspapers 88 tolearn sthat some journal does not look at things dust as he does. The remarkable news comes from England •that the Marquis of Lorne is the author of sfully twice as much poetry as Lord Tenny- son has written. . Captain—Why didn't you shoot that mad ,dog,I sent you to kill ? Officer (saluting) --The SnP. C. A. presented proofs that the , poor beast was insane. People who are so anxious to gee to heaven that they won't have as doctor are the only -ones who are religious enough to sit in judg- ment on their neighbors. • Good for dysentery—eggs. Take an egg, beat it up lightly, swallow it at a gulp; re- peat the dose every three hours during the clay and you will be cured. Yeast—Did you notice Miss Fussanfeather odor up when she came into the room? Crimsonbeak--No ; 1 thought she did ib before she came down stairs. Telegram from as German water.eure establishment : "Oure completed—five weeks without as drop of beer—home to- morrow evening—tap a cask." Some bite of horse sense—Don't check your horse's head too high. Don't run him until he is ready to drop. Don't use the whip MUSA. Don't jerk.he bit. " Chattetton played a mean trick on his wife while she was at the seashore." 'Row was that ?" "He taught the „parrot to scream: 'You talk too much.' A painful specimen of the ultre dude species at the Hotel Brighton, Atlantic • City, has his cigarette papers stained in pink and blue stripes to match his shirts. Dix -1 notice you always: compliment your wife's gown and tell her she look very stylish in it. Hicks—You bet; if I didn't she'd be striking me for another. Gargle—Simpson told me that Jaglets got hill -Welt into jail, but they were going to try and bail hitn out. Gargle—What's the use when he hain't tatted water for years, Sub -Editor (to office boy)—I did not tell you to send the boils up to the, Tomkins. Boy—Yes, sir, you sand the old file, Sub-Editor—The old newspaper file, you Wool—It is said the firefly dtikes the •apark by rubbing its wings together. Van Pelt—I presume that's right ; I have often mead of Ares being caused by as defective :flew. Jinks—Boarding in the country now, eh? What do you do with yourself evenings? Winke—Sorne nights I eit outdoors to keep cool, and other nights I go to bed to keep Warm. A Boston man has gone enthusiastically to work eta a new flying machine. He has not begun on the mechanism yet, but he has completed as name for it. It is "skicycle. ' George—Now that we are engaged I have taken out an insurance policy tai your favor. Ethel—Hove thoughtftil;.bdt why don't you ..get paptde eensent, Geotge 2 George—It isn't aii aocident " Spats:mace, I eew you to -day carrying .11 sun umbrella. What for ?" "To protect any need horn the hot soe, of course, My akar jobloto. " But thatn no renhon• I never carry °roe." " Well, Joblets, if Ina! head was as thick as your:: I wculdn't therd' Amerioa's forty million whistlernave grown tired ef "Ta -r8 -ns, Boom -deny," and have stopped whistling because there le nothing new to take ins place. This no is bad year for peseisolide. Prof. Garner needn'e bring any chitnpau. zee back to America with the idea of edu- cation and marriage, New York girls marry Jeps, "Chinks," negroes and Malays. But they draw the clothes "1 haven't had time to breathe since avrived ato 8.30 this morning," complained the cashier to the boeleleeeper. "''Q should.co your breathing befere you come to the office," eplied the bookkeeper. First drummer (on the train)-11/In fleek has given out and we are just entering a Prohibition • State. Second drummer— That's too bad! The whiskey youget in Peohibition States is almost rank poison. "Don't you think you could learn to love me?" he asked, looking at her wistfully. "I'm sure I couldn't," she answered decid- edly. " as perfect dunce. When I was at school I never could learn anything." Rowley—"Zou may saw what you like about Mowbray's being conteutious, but he forms his own opinions on public: questions. Surface—Yes; but what I objeet to him is that he wants to form other people's opinions too. There was as damage burial in Readout, N. Y., on Wednesday—that of an amputated foot, in the conseoratedground of St. Rfarens Cemetery. The owner of the foot expects • the rest of her body to be buried in the same ground. The third wife of Abram Astron, of Tompkins, N. Y„ is as treasure to her hus- band'. They have only been married for fourteen years yet she has presented him with ten pairs of children as trifling pledges of her affection. • The Duke of Argyll will publish in autumn, through Mr. Murray, a volume on "The Unseen Foundations of Society." It will be an examination of the "fallacies and failures of economic science due to neglected elements." "Well, this is Act lst," said the summer youth as he put his arm around her and drew her tenderly to him. "And it is else Scene 1st," replied the summer girl as she pointed to her frowning chaperone standing not ten feet away. "There goes little Mr. Sissy," she said, as they strolled down Charles street. "Isn't he effeminate in his dress?" "Do you think so?" replied her friend. "Yes, in- deed. Why, he wears suspenders, high collars and sashes, just like a real woman 1" Little Dot—Where did you get all that money? Little Dick—From papa and mamma, uncles and aunts and the rest. I told 'em I wanted it for the heathen. Lit- tle Dot—Will the heathen get it? Litttle Dick—Yes, the heathens wot make fire crackers will. Mrs. X., who is newly married, com- plained bitterly of her husband to her mother-in-law. "You forget, iny,child," said the latter, " that he is my son.' "Oh, so he is 1" exclaimed the young woman. ," Pardon me. I keep thinking he is only my husband." Dellas—I hear that you proposed to Miss Testy last night and got as refusal ? Callous—Well, as to that, she didn't bluntly refuse me ; she wouldn't wound my fetelioge by doing that, yet the irderence of her remarks was plain enough. She said if I was the last man an earth she might con- . Philadelphia policemen are allowed to wear their coats open tillage hot days, pro- vided they appear with as clean white ehirt at roll call. The laundrymen of the Quaker City must be at the bottom of this. Seven clean shirts as week for each man means quite an increase in their revenue from the police force. The proper care of russet shoes is as ques. tion of import just now. A word of cau- tion: abjure all so-called russet polishes, simply nth off the shoes each morning with a damp °loth and then polish them vigor- ously with a soft, dry brush. They will soon acquire a surprising polish without as trace of stickiness. Justice Duffy, of New York, was very much exasperated at a hard ease who was brought up for trial. " You are the mast depraved wretch I've ever had before me. You are as perfect brute. You are the worst man on Manhattan Island." "Now, Judge, • you know you are only trying to flatter me," replied the prisoner modestly. A girl who attraoted much attention from masculine passers-by, saysthe Boston Recerd, stood on the corner of Beattie end Wash- ington streets yesterday. She wore a red het, red suapenders over fianung yellow waist, red skirt and red shoes. She was a sight for gods and xnen, but not for men who are troubled with weak eyes. A farmer asked his local paper the ques- tion, "How can I secure the best market for my butter ? " He received the follow- ing reply : "Make butter that is better than any that is made by your neighbors, and the market will soon come to you, $o fast that you can't beat it limey with a club or keep it off with an umbrella. Wife (after returning from church)—You should have been in church this morning. We had a beautiful sermon. Husband— I'll bet you can't repeat the text. Wife—, Yes, I can. It was the tenth verse of the sixteenth chapter of Ezekiel: "1 girded thee about with fine linen, and 1 cote:red thee with silk." Husband—Huh, it is no wonder you remember it. A young woman—Annette Carroll -18 years old and highly connected, committed suicide by taking strychnine at Si. Louis on Tuesday evening. The cause was as singular one, as will be shown by these words, written by her with a steady hand just before taking the fatal dose : "11 papa would only pay his bills how happy we all could have been." There is as pathetic side to this story which neede no comment. When you are suddenly awakened in the dead of night by a noise like a corpse smacking its cold lime when you hear or rather feel as stealthy movement unlike any- thinghturfan, and when as the cold drops of perspiration start from your clammy brow there ie as tug at the bed clothes and then a horrible something moving along your hotly it is a sign that pussy Wants to be petted. H—, of Case atenue, telephoned to a down town intelligence office for a girl to do general houeeWork. She was teld that One NVOUld be sent up, and at 6 o'clock the door bell rang violently, and Atfra H-- oon.fronted 9. young woman in as natty costume parasol, suependers, sailor hat, ote. "What do you want ?" asked Mtes. " the new hired girl," she said glibly, "and Poe come to commence," Punctuality in giving medicine and meek ie of the utmost importance. A serione re- lapse maybe eaneed by the, food being de- layed. Should there be any hiteh M its preparatiore do not let the patient be kept Waiting, but suboititute thine other Mod, and above all never take up anything of which there is an doubbas to its beelines% Tade °halide the rocone everything before offering it. .To paint Shottla be epareatn glorying food up in pretty guisee--clean table napkine, garnishing of parsley, emen or beetroot, an mare rub to the gime: or silver nszin.Ything, in OW, May be premed into Perm° to get off the appearanee of What is not attractive to the eye. There it: more fa tori Of common, bitami- nou coal than mosb people are aware of. Besidee gases, a ton ot coal will yield 1,509 pounds of coke, twenty gallons of ammonia water, and 140 pounds of °coal tar, Destruo. teve aidilletion of the tar gives us 69.9 pouleds of piech,17 pounde of oresote, 14 pounds a heavy oils, 9,5 pounde of naphtha, yellow, 6,0 pounds of naphthaline, 4.74 pounds of naphtheole, 2.25 pounds of alizarin, 2.4 pounds of Bole -ant naphtha, 1,5 oundo of phenol, 1.2 pounds of amine, 1,1 pounds of aniline, 0.77 pound of toludine, 0.46 pound of anthraoine, and 0.9 pound of tolueue. From the last maned product saccharine is obtained, which is 323 times sweeter than sugar. To wash silk stockings successfully is nose a matter of some moment, as they ere so much worn. White silk sthekings should be washed in a 'strong lather made of warm water and any good white soap. Lay the stockings in the lather and rub the moiled :mots leen with the hands. When they heve been turned wrong side out they oluoula be dried by yenning them in a cloth. When they are almost dry stretch and amooth them into ehape, but do not iron them. Black stockings may be washed in the same way. No stooking& should be ironed. • It hi far better to fold them into ehape and allow them to fit themeelve# to the limb wheo they are put on.. Andrew Carnegie was a poor boy when he earived at Pittsburg with his perents from Saalfeld earl began life as as telegraph mes- senger. When he had earned and saved a little money he bought an interest M email foundry, and he made his first million by the manufacture of steel rails. To -day he Is the largest menufacturer of pig iron, steel rails and coke in the world. He has a house on Fifty-first street, near Fifth avenue, in New York; a residence in Pitts- burg, a summer house in the south, a High- land meth: in Scotland, and an English manor near the Ascot race tenon, where he is living at present. He owns iron furnaces, mines, railroads and as syndicate of English newspaper& mighty Wearing on a Dan. The lord of the manor slept, although the baby had the colic and was in nowise dis- posed to suffer in eilenoe. " Wah—oop—oo—oo—weli," wailed the infant. Distracted at the child's distress, the mother rushed wildly to the caulk, " Hush-a,bye, hush -a -bye," cooed she. " Gr—r—r--eiss—poo," snored tbe lord of the manor. The woman made ten quick laps around the room, danced the stuttering babe vigor- ously and performed a greab variety of ex- haustive antics, popularly supposed to make young children forget their troubles. " Woop 1" yelled the little one. " Hush -a -bye baby on the tree ''--- " Gar-r-oo—sies—poo." The lord of the manor slept,' One by one the sands of time flowed 'through the hour -glass, Mitsates grew into hours. Just as the rising Still was coloring the eastern horizon with as delicate glow, the baby fell asleep. With a smile: of tender radiance the mother placed her darl- ing in the „genie, and, imprinting as soft kiss upon its brow, turned to he own couch. The lord of the manor stirred and,opeued• his eyes.... - "Can I help you, Maria ?" he feebly asked, with a yawn. The wife and mother sighed. "No, John," see wearily rejoined. They slept. • " I shouldn't be surprised " It was the lord of the manor talking to a friend next day. "If I looked mighty haggard. This being up nights "— He gaped prodigiously. "With the baby is mighty wearing on a man." The lord of the manor looked decidedly dissatisfied with life. —Detroit Tribune. Tour epeciat vocation. It seems possible nowadays to buy almost any service or knowledge in almost any department of life. It is an age of " specialties" and" trained" functions. The woman who found a dozen years ago that her skill in making a certain pudding could beutilized to buy bread for her family when m ' misfortune came was the pioneer of as long line of speoific workers, chiefly women, many of whom have found fame and fortune. There areprofessional movers and house -cleaners ; professional brio a - brae dusterimmengeny heirpullers ; vocabu- lary of small talk can be secured for dollen:, and the art of coovereation is on sale ; whist teachers are as late. entry into the field of " pertioulars," anal a professional glove -mender does noroftaly cry her trade through the streets like the umbrella mender, but she may be had for the asking and paying. As says Carlyle: " Bleesed is he (and she) who hath found his work; let him ask no other blessedness. He has a work; as life purpose; he has found it and will fonow it. Baked Apple Dumpling. Pare and chop very fine half a dozen nice, large acid apples. Mix with this one and a half cups of sugar. Make a nice poetry, to whioh if there be added a small pinch of soda it will be =eh better for the dump- ling ; roll this quite thin and cat iu four. inch squares ; fill these with the chopped apples and sugar; close and stand in as baking bowl whicli holds about a gallon. Ada a half teacup of butter; fill the bowl to the brim with boiling water, pouring it in carefully. Set in a hot oven and allow them to bake half att hour. VVhen removed from the oven add two teaspoonfuls of vanilla, These are delicious, eaten hot or cold. More sugar may be added if desired. Little Johnny Didn't learn. My papa says over eight thousand churches were built in thiS country lest year. • I asked him if it Was 'cause the old chum:hoe was too crowded or 'cause bit' congregations got to flghtina an' he tole me to run of an' play, so I don't nnow yet. onholley—The papahs are an the time pestahawing a fellah to oahwy a cabbage leaf in his hat in tohwid eveathew ; but how Would it look to See that vulgah costalunon- gah's vegetable lietteliwing to the ground when a Mina was bowing to as lady,? `Visitor—What le the history of that patient. He looks so happy. Warden (of inmate aswittie).—He ie. Then) man, madam, succea eeded getting a white vest that fitted hint around the neck and it made him insane *Tin En joygland when printem tisk° a sentmer vacation they are said to be enjoying their wayzgoom. The memorial to Teinity College, DOOM, prayieg that the degrees and teaching of the university may be opeeed to wonten has been signed by upward of 10,000Irithwomen, end paseented to the provost and senior follows of the college. WIT AllE AE.isperlas Wine Xe NVAS EntraVagant and be nolleitaten for Economy. Sen, will non be mthed. ?" he pleade4.• nat she hesitated, "You have bee a very kiw4 to me," she "And I sWear to devote the balanee of my,life to you," he protested. Your cloven:ea has alWene been marked," she assented. "I eamit Wats yen have Paid me every possible attention. Yon discovered my favorite flower end kept me supplied with them all last, winter. It was very thoughtful of you." "Ib was my love —." "And sweets, George. You eeldom let me be without them. It mud have taken as great deal of your salary to--" "Fray don't speak of salary, Luella - How can one think of money when trying to anticipate your wishes! It was, and is, my greeted pleasure." You have seemed to think that 1 wag too fairy-like to walk anywhere, no matter how short the distance,' she went on. " A hansom, dearest—you'll let me eat you dearest—a hansom as a small matter when one enjoys your company. How could I ask you to weak, when 1 knew you. pre- ferred to ride ?" . "1 appreciate it all, George," she said; I appreciate it fully. And 1 like you, George. I—I--perhrips I could truthfully sa,y 1—bub I can't merry you. I have thought the matter over calmly end "seri- ously, and I feel that I could not be happy with you." "Why not ?" he asked anxiously. "You are too extravagant."—Landon Telegraph Ticks. The official record of cholera in Ruseia for Sunday last is 4,261 new cases and 2,177 • deaths, A Prince Albert, N. W. T., man has fallen heir to $150,000, left by a relative in Denmark. The body of Ralph Green, who was drowned near Bala, Muskoka, last week, has been recovered. Miss Philbriok, who with Miss Woods was so brutally assaulted at Chislehurst Jest week, is dying. • Mrs. Guimont died in Winnipeg on Tues. day from lockjaw, caused by stepping on as rusty nail, which entered her foot. Part of the Muskoka express waa derailed at Severn Bridge yesterday afternoon on • its way to Toronto. No one was seriously hurt. Archbishop MoCleary sent £400 sterling to Justin McCarthy yesterday, a tribute toward the Irish election fund from the archdiocese of Kingston. George Lawrence, the unsuccessful Con- servative candidate for Killatney in the recent Manitoba election, has been fined $200 for treating during the contest. Two Swedish Babies. Two Swedish peasant women attraotan considerable attention recently at the EVA - grants' Bureau at Ellis Island by the abo. tiginal way in which they carried their babies. The little ones were tueked in as leather bag suspended from the backa of the mothers from shoulder straps. The leabiesnvould have looked like peace:ma if they had been a little darker. Peasant - mothers of Sweden have so much hard work to don'afield that they have to take their babies with them. To have their hands free theyonuet put their infant burdens on .their books. Large bags are used fortwins. Wiwi the two hardy mothers get out 'into the west they may find life easier than they did in Sweden, and when they have Amern ban tabbies doubtless they will be able to carry them in the American way. The "Stair Care." Londoners are adopting the "stair cure" as a remedy for indigestion, dyspepsia and all kindred ills. Of course no city can offer superior advantages to New York, which has the elevated roads for this form of treat- ment. "Four ffighta to be taken before break- fast" will doubtless be the preseription for dyspeptic women inclined to obesity. If they subsequently descend rapidly, taking four steps at a time, or vary the treatnaent by sliding down the balustrade, they would be surprised at the appetite it would give them for breakfaet. England's Best Tennisetwayer. Miss Charlotte Dod is the champion female tennis -player of Great Britain. Mise Dod was only 17 when she wrested the championship from Miss Maud Watson at Bath, and, judging by the fact that she defeated Mrs. Ifillyard at Wimbledon the other day, she is likely to remain theltolder for some time. She is tall and muscular and remarkably cool in her. play. She is an expert at golf, is proficterit in rowing and Blasting, can sing well and is extremely musical. leer Beverage. "May I have a cup of tea ?" asked the small girl in the high chair. "It's such a warm day," returned the lady at tb e head of the table," that I thought you chicks would like lemonade. Isn't ib good 2" She stirred in plenty of sugar, audhandal the small girl a tumblerful of lemonade. "1 suppose may beverage will no t" enema the smog girl, making an effort, to be pollee. Die Denson. Miss Antique—You ought to get married, Mr. Oldohapp. Mr. Oldehapp (earnestly)—I have wished many times lately that I hed as wife. Miss ,Antique (delighted) --Brave yea really? Mr. Oldohapp—Yes, if I had as wife she'd probably have as sewing machine, and the sewing machine would have an oil can, and I could take it and oil my office chair. It squeaks horribly. A Ray VvIndow Cabers Scaddens is a pretty thing for et bay window. Ibis a very rapid grower, and a good specimen well soon fill up all the space. Its flowers are purple, soleasliag to green large awl bellothaped. Give Et a large pot' et box to grow in and plenty of water if fully exposed to the light. .Attracted and Itepolled. Barry—Why did RoWley marry her t Strang—He was attracted by her eonver- tuitional powers. Barry—.And by is he applying for a di- vorce now? Strang --Same reason. Mrs, Slim:ion—Why, Willie, whet makes your shirt so web? Willie --Those are teats. I wise crying because you weuidn't Tel ine go in swimming. Open canned fruit a coil pie of hears befesse Itis to be used. The oxygen will be rea stoma to ie, ancl it will be greatly imp1ove/1 Q n r loeuTdSi sOrrhdtr' bay S cl w oiend ge hno, cokt 11.ie doctors all erect gust hootheitork no' a healthiet occupation than quarrelling *144 teVvanta. ANNUL/VS WILSTAK Story of Erurepitea Loin Whioli BrOngbit Much falery, listeaSng to you; seed Annelle, bendjug her biontielittle heed and 1Viano felt that ber -slender hand trembled in' Who Wee Anaelle ? • The beautiful widow of Count Gi. unseal had found her one day, pale, desolate and exhaueted, beside as dead Woman itt a squaaid, clerk room. The •deaa woman was the eunt of the Countess and the mothee of Annelle, and the poverty which surrounded her was the sole :Alien. tame of the fair young girl. Coutitese Gitunini, rich, admired and °carted by the fine flower of aristocratic mama lived upon vanity and coquetry. Bat in. spite of thet he had a mersel of heed : mei poor Ai:mel1e:3 little white face had the power to draw two beautiful team, more loment than pearls, from her great, black, enehenting eyes. If the Baron, the Viscount or the Marquis could have seen those two pearls, surely they would. have loved her even more than they did—so cona passionate and tender did :the seem amid the triumphs of her happy youth. That same evening Annelle reposed in a soft bed, ander a couoterpane of pink silk, while at the belcony window, whieh she had left partly open, the ;noon peered in and laid a tint of pallor upon the rom-red divans of the elegant little room. Two years primed after that first tranquil aleep. Annellins beauty, which eerly pea vateens and sorrows had almost withered, in the bud, bloomed again as if by magic. It was a pleasure to see the radiant girl; a slender little person, but with perfeot curves of outline, the bust full, the throat of admirable softness, and the little head—oh, that dainty little head was like an artist's thought i Like, a golden wave, the curling hair, which she wore unbound and floating, rippled down her shoulders, her eyes laughed with the color of the clear heavens underarching, delicate eyebrows that were Maine agstinet the whiteness of her forehead and gave a resolute expression to her beautiful coun- tenanoe. Her small, rosy mouth was always smiling ; it was but a languid smile and tinged with an expression of melan- choly or bitterness. Now, after having sketched Annella.'s graceful figure, it seems strange not to be able to give it a background of bright colors. We know how much a s brilliant setting adds to a gem, and certainly the Countess Giunami's beauty gained greatly by the luxury and richness of her dress and surroundings. A fashionable dressmeker, an artist in his line, deemed her with Paris. iantaste ' - a skilful young woman, who was maid andconfidante together, combed the wealth of her dark hair that touched the floor and adapted to her shapely person stuffs, oolors, flowers and jewels. From their heads the countess issued a true god- dess of love, and her shrine gleaming with silks, marbles, silver and cryatal, increased the enchantment and rendered her marvel- lous to the eyes of visitors. , Poor Annelle 1 so simple in her little muslin gown; so timid in that rich house, not her own, how could she contend for the palm with that superb queen? And it is 120 new thing that the bright rays of the moon dim the placidlight of the quiet stars. So the hundred gentlemen that flocked into those gilded rooms had eyes only for the betutiful Countess, and if they deigned to besanse as passing work or look on the timid girl, that was merely an set of homage to the reigning lady, homage that showed their admiration for her charity to a dependent. They all knew, and from her own mouth, too, the Countess had taken the forsaken orphan to thie beautiful home and changed her sorrow to happiness. But was Annell a really happy? Her young heart thirsted for love. In her childhood she had been the one treasure of her poor m.other, and though she had often lacked bread, air and sunlight, caresses were never wanting. She knew the sweetness of a kiss into which is trans- fiteed all a loving soul; she knew the dwa life, the breath mingled with another breath from a breast palpitating with tenderness. Yee, her mother's love had taughb her all these things, and taught them to her in poverty. Then came fine times, ,ebundance of everything, new amusements evey day and every hour, noisy gayeties and the luxury of car- riages and dinners. But strange to say, amid all this laughter of life her heart was narrowed, closed. She indeed no longer suffered from hunger, cold or fear of worse misfortunes, but henceforth she had no one to love her, nor a simple obieet to call forth her own love, though ehe felt an overpowering need to bestow on some one all her warm, impassioned soul At first she had tried for this exchange of affection with her cousin, the magnificent Countess. Alas! she bad found her kind, coorteous, generous, but frivolous, full of herself and her attractions'and incepabM not only of keling love, but even of com- • prehending it. Discomfited, Annelle had looked about her, and amid that array of faces, coats anidecorations that made as circle around her beautiful COUSill she had sought and "Knight An odd girl ! She had actually fauna those polished genlernen empty and uneympathetie, although finely clad and unexceptionable from top to toe. How (road she have dared to raise even her thoughts to the heights on which they moved 7 Which of them would have de/good lo descend to her, a poor litble °rotten, sheltered be, the pity of her cousin? Thus set apart and averse to all flatteries she led her own life, amid the festivities and the constant noise and confusion of the house. Bab one evening she discovered among the crowd a newcomer—blonde and handsome • Like herself, and like herself sad, timid and embarrassed. At otuse a eecret eyinpathy attracted her towards young Mario. It • seemed to her that she might be able to eoreforb him with her words, for surely. he elieriehed as deep sorrow in his heart, since his 'flee face never brightened with lively color end his eyes often glistened as if with • restrained tears. EU welcomed sympathy so eagerly that it appeared ae if he sought her, tut ;he • came eolely for her saka And they soon talked freely together. After their first treeeting, which was full of embaaresement to both of them, they paesecl all the romp - tion evening's of the splendid Countess together. Annelle, always isweited him with indescribable emotion, and when she saw him appearing in the doorevay, alit. dent ahd thy, all her life wag concentrated inner heart, that beat, beat as if it Would • bowie ite boode. Then With studied care - lemma he wandered through the rooms until he succeeded in placing hirxiself at her teaks from erhouce he did not stir 'mini the feat guide Were bout to leave. Merin had told the dory of hie lik—hie poor Me �f alietheofert and isolation. Ho, •tho, was meorahaii, broughtam by etreeigers Who Seed epeneiated upon Ins talent, By Mew of einaer eta effort he had at last elute or itimeisti a nosition that had enabled him to demand hie liberty in ex- ohienge f.,at' a [monthly ,paytheet Never, poor soul, had he tasted the sweetnesS of Mulnuflutell"e‘ a.iuher secret hearts eeinised ati ell tithe For would it not be her privilego toe give hini the delights he had never Ma perienced, nor teak to make him forget the bitternese of so maayYeats and to reward him for ell hSe sufferinge ? Ab night how mauy dreams ef this kind peopled the virginal little room of the young girl, end in Macy she saw herself an adored wife, clasped to the gentle and noble bread other beloved Marjo, One thing, however, preoccupied. her mina. When she met Maim for the first time a cloud of sadness had veiled his at trective thuntenance, a sadness behind. whith she lied perceived as deeply wounded heart. Of that wound Mane had never spoken to her, but the cloud had not paseed away, notwithstanding the leve that .A.nnellts breathed towards jmian ront her eyes, her sraile, her entire person - .And then, too, there was some, thing else that she would have wished— indeed, she expeeted it every evening, and always vainly—the final outburst of Marion love. He loved her—oh 1 she was sure of that—but why did be not tell her so? Of course, natural timidity --the fear of troubling her ai,MPle life. He was so noble, her Mario! Bet finally he must explain himself, Oh and she would not stammer in giving him a favorable enswer ; such a yes would escape her lipe—end then what mutual joy, what warmth in their future talks 1 Then she would be obliged te tell it to her cousin, and the kind Countess would willingly consent. But why did he not spade to her? One evening when they were alone in the shadow of the little yellow drawing - room Mario suddenly let himself go, seized her trembling hand and murmured to her : " I will—I Must speak to you—at "ti;AnAnnelle, bending her fair head and alnaost suffocated with emotion, replied: " I am listening to you 1" "Dear Annelle,' Mario began, " have you never asked yourself why I first came to this house 2" How should I Chance, perhaps?" murmured Annelle, hardly Able to contain her joy, while her heart cried out the answer, "For me, for me alone 1" "It was not as chance, no—I came here conquered, led by passion alone. I loved and was wild with pain before I set foot inside the house," declared Mario. Annelle trembled, not daring to inter- rupt him, but she would have liked to fling herself upon his neck without letting him finish, and to say to him amid a world of kisses, "Here is joy for your But he con." tinued : "I loved, and to -day I love mare than then; I suffered, and to -day I suffer more than ever." The girl started and looked, wild-eyed, at his face. Why did he speak of suffering ? Had he not underetood her great love 2 Or was he feigning, perhaps, in order to hear her confess it ? "Dear girl," and here Mario caressed her hand, "you, indeed, have cornforted me ; you have helped me to bear my grief; but now my anguish has reached the last de- gree—I know that my love will never be rettutrnNeod; n"o ; you mistake 1" Annelle Inver- untarilyinterrupted, bending towards him. " I mistake ?" he exclaimed, with hope beaming in his glance. "Why do you say so? Do you }snow who it is that I love 2" And Annelle, shamefaced and confused, stanunered, "1 imagine." • "Well," continued Mario bitterly, "11 you know whom I love you will have seen for some time that she not only does not even dream of this tettmeat in my soul, hat she would never imagine that one so low would dare to lift his eyes to her." What! Was he going mad? Why did he talk of descending? And the girl, pro- foundly troubled, asked him quickly, "She! W‘h's3Y7" our cousin, the Countess, of course." "Do you love her? Her 1" And Annelle. could say no more, She felt as chill like ice through her veins, a ringing in her ears, she saw sparks, shadows, before her eyes—then nothing. she came to herself she was upon her bed, with the beautiful Countess bend- ing a little uneasily over her. "Oh, what was the matter?" asked the Countess; "have you quarrelled this evening 7" "With whom?" said Annella, not Yeti quite herself. "With Mario, with your impassioned Mario, who, I hope, will decide to ask me for your hand." " Ah !" exclaimed the poor girl, "Mario loves only you." "Me !" replied the Countess, with as haughty mien. "What a stupid man ! " And she went to the mirror to anstage the corsage of the scarlet gown that set off the marble whiteness of her perfecb shoulders. Annelle buried her face in the pillow,and drenched it with scalding teams.—Trans- lated from th,e Italian of Erminia Bazzoechi, ,for "Short Stories," by E. Cavazza. THE SEA. VOYAGE. It is Decidedly Beneficial in Its Effects. The sanitary effects of a sea voyage are very decided. First is the ocean climate. Sea air stimulates the appetite, improves digestion, assimilation, secretion and excre- tion. The glandular follicles and organs of the alimentary system are awakened to a high state of functional activity.. Relaxed muscular tissue becomes firm, the heart is invigorated, the circulation is carried on more actively, respiration is deepened, the pure air inhaled promotes a quickened oxidation and tissue change, the akin growe soft and blooming, the tone of the nervous system is raised and a cheerful state of mind induced. The traveller gains flesh and strength, sleep is sounds lassituck van- ishes and irritable nerves become firm. -- London Lancet. • o, Every -Day Life. Mrs. VAvncto (at front window)--Ofber ? Policeman—Yes, ma'am. What's wrong, majwe, 'ams?eyWynoo—Nothing's wrong; but I wish you'd step into the kitchen and tel. the cook not to burn the :neat as she did last night. Inn afraid to. A New Burglar Soarer. If you haven't got a big dog the following idea may interest you Spread newspapein loosely in the hall, on the stairs, and in various likely pieces, and if a burglar should get in the house he will make enough noise to awaken the Seven Sleepers. Considerate. Smith—Did your pastor ask for a Vlsera, tion'? Jones—No. He mid he would give as One. The Copper Care. " Olesehe has quit drinking." "Gold cure s" "No. Copper, fie got 00 days. There is no use quarrelling with the railkinen—he'll make you take water °Very. Omo.